GTR Articles Thread

[Sami Aaltonen]

Originally Posted by Peloton25

#21R sir.

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By the way, they have added a passenger seat on #21R....

[hurstg01]

As I've said before elsewhere, after me you're first

[Sami Aaltonen]

Just startet to look the image..."wtf..."....

Anyway, thanks detail images of the seats and interior!
Saved to #21R folder, there was also "hot stuff" image of #12R and #21R together. Two of J.J's cars same picture, 2009!!!!

[Peloton25]

Originally Posted by hurstg01

As I've said before elsewhere, after me you're first

You're both a little late to this tea party. Over 2 years late, in fact...

A'hem...

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[DMFerrari]

Was this front end on the car just prior to the Le Mans crash in 95? I'm a little confused?

[DocGTR]

No, Gulf cars 02R (#24) and 08R (#25) had already the modified front for the Le Mans '95 as you can see in the images (click to see them enlarged). The front was almost similar to the winner 01R Ueno #59, but they didn't use the extra lights on the front during the night like the #59.

[DMFerrari]

Originally Posted by DocGTR

No, Gulf cars 02R (#24) and 08R (#25) had already the modified front for the Le Mans '95 as you can see in the images (click to see them enlarged). The front was almost similar to the winner 01R Ueno #59, but they didn't use the extra lights on the front during the night like the #59.

Thanks.
Do you know what race the car was in the pic I reposted above, also is it 02R or 08R?


Thanks again.

[Peloton25]

Originally Posted by DMFerrari

Do you know what race the car was in the pic I reposted above, also is it 02R or 08R?

Can't tell which track that might be, but wearing race number 1, it has to be #02R.

#04R and #08R shared race number 16, with #04R only participating in two the Jerez and Paul Ricard rounds of the 1995 series before L. Owen Jones rolled it in practice at the following event at Monza. Neither car appeared at the Jarama race which followed, and then #08R took over for the remainder of the season, starting at Round 5 at the Nurburgring

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[DMFerrari]

Cool thanks.
I know its not 07r but that nose reminds me of it a bit.

[Peloton25]

I believe they all started out life with those vents in the nosepiece.



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[DocGTR]

04R raced the opening rounds at Jerez and Paul Ricard as #3. Then LOJ took it couple of times off the track too hard at Monza and damaged it badly and so they had to replace it with the chassis 08R at Nurburgring, with the new racing number, #16, which it wore to the end of the season. 08R wasn't ready before Nurburgring, as 06R and 07R took the delivery at Jarama. 08R was first supposed to be the Ueno Clinic entry at Le Mans but as what happened forced McLaren to use the 01R for that with the known results.

From the image DMFerrari provided it is quite hard to tell where it has been taken. The tight cropping does it even harder. From the modification of the front and the decals hints that it has been taken between the Jarama and Nurburgring races, maybe in the tests. 02R wore the black "McLaren GTR" wind screen banner till the Jarama race (on the front cover of GT Endurance 1995), and was replaced to the white one as on the image before Nurburgring, but had in the race some sort of proto of the roof scoop that came later to the GTR'96 cars at LM'96. The card that features the five GTRs is taken at Donington race weekend, the race after Nurburgring, and then they had a special curved winglets on the sides of the nose. Again some sort of proto to what came common in the later part of the BPR'96 season on the GTC (12R & 15R), DPR (upgraded 03R & 06R) and GRT (11R) cars starting from Suzuka/Pokka 1000km 1996 race.

Sorry I haven't scanned much of those books and so can't upload the images to show all these details. Maybe some day.

04R #3 & 02R #1 at Paul Ricard BPR'95 (clickable)

[Sami Aaltonen]

Just came in to my mind;
I visited today Motor Sport Show of Helsinki, which was organized first time this year.
Suprisingly there wasn't any GTR McLarens, but AUTO GLYM poster had this same #10R which I photografed last years Classic Motor Show. Same image, same advertising.
Here can be seen that roof scoop and other details, which have been on the table couple of days here now.

#10R by Auto GLYM advertising poster.

[Sami Aaltonen]

Doc; again fantastic information of history these specific chassis!
I don't know am I here the only one who reads these more than interested, but anyway thanks again!

[Peloton25]

Originally Posted by DocGTR

04R raced the opening rounds at Jerez and Paul Ricard as #3.

Great to have that correction - thank you!

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[Le Man]

May I correct you guys, Lyndsey Owen Jones rolled and wrote off #04R in practice for the Jarama round of the BPR series in 95.

The pic DM Ferrari posted is of #02R testing at Pembrey in Wales.